DEAR TIM: I have a cement slab for a front porch and it is badly cracked. I would like to replace it with a composite deck. The problem is that when it rains, the water will run through the joints to ...

Small cracks in your concrete driveway, patio, or foundation may not seem like much to worry about, and you may be tempted to ignore them. But left to their own devices, they can eventually widen into ...

There are many factors that lead to concrete cracks and foundation cracks. Homeowners may only be focused on the damage they can see, while it’s the contractors’ responsibility to go several steps ...

When concrete is exposed to repeated cycles of freezing and thawing, it can crack or spall (flake). Uneven settlement of the soil beneath the concrete is another cause of cracking. To repair a small ...

Cracking is a natural, expected, and accepted behavior of concrete. However, cracks may affect the appearance, function, durability, service life, or more seriously, the structural integrity of the ...

Concrete cracks. That’s a fact of construction life that has been with the human race since it began building with concrete three millenia ago. The problem spurred the Romans to develop and perfect a ...

Last week I was flooded with great problems to solve. James H. lives in Evanston, Ill., in a condominium complex. Not all condo complexes have garages. Some have carports that stop most sunlight and ...

Concrete is one of the most versatile and sustainable materials for use in and around a home. It is used as the foundation to build on, it offers itself to attractive flooring options when stained, ...